On January 9, 2022 local time, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi who was paying an official visit to Sri Lanka in Colombo.
On the afternoon of January 10, 2022, President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Maltese President George Vella. The two heads of state exchanged New Year greetings.
On January 8, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid in Malé.
On January 8, 2022, local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid jointly met the press in Malé.
On January 8, 2022 local time, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met in Malé with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was visiting the Maldives upon invitation.
On January 8, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani over his infection with COVID-19.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo jointly met the press in Mombasa. Wang Yi refuted the allegation that China's cooperation with Africa has created a "debt trap".
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo jointly met the press in Mombasa. A reporter asked how China viewed the current situation in the Horn of Africa.